Why applause broke out at county council meeting

A moment of satisfaction was achieved when Amanda Brock, the Oconee County administrator–prodded by District Four’s Julian Davis–reported a phone call at 10:37 am that delivered assurance of a green light to start piped sewer to parts of I-85 in the county.  Brock reported a phone call from South Carolina “ACOG’s” Arlene Young of what’s believed to be approval of the final permit.  At that, there was applause in the meeting room.  Brock said she’ll meet soon with Chris Eleazer of the Joint Regional Sewer Authority to go over contracts.  In a matter related, the county council OK’d up to $85 thousand for 3,160 square yards of asphalt to repair and resurface 25 driveways and 19 drainage pipes to be impacted by the wastewater expansion.  The work is seen necessary infrastructure to create economic development on Oconee’s four-mile 85 stretch, from the Anderson County line to the bridge that leads into Georgia.